Is Wetherby, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

Is Wetherby a nice place to live or is Wetherby a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Wetherby meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Wetherby?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wetherby. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Wetherby. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Harrogate Oatlands30910
2Knaresborough Scriven Park30681
3Marston Moor29540
4Knaresborough Eastfield29362
5Tadcaster29354
6Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale28395
7Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt28292
8Harrogate Hookstone27571
9Wetherby20385
10Harrogate Fairfax19271
crime
PASSED

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Is Wetherby a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wetherby, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Wetherby residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
York4.23
Leeds (Wetherby)5.01
Kirklees5.55
Wakefield6.55

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wetherby. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Wetherby. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Marston Moor (Best)28864
2Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale28691
3Harrogate Oatlands28270
4Harrogate Hookstone26234
5Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt23521
6Knaresborough Scriven Park22141
7Tadcaster20730
8Knaresborough Eastfield19202
9Wetherby18266
10Harrogate Fairfax (Worst)16221
health
PASSED
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Is Wetherby rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wetherby. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Harrogate Oatlands31780
2Harrogate Hookstone28431
3Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt26641
4Knaresborough Scriven Park25211
5Wetherby24851
6Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale24262
7Knaresborough Eastfield24097
8Marston Moor24086
9Tadcaster23513
10Harrogate Fairfax19017
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Wetherby?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Wetherby rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Yorkshire.

BedsLeedsWest Yorkshire
1£650£500
2£725£575
3£750£650
4£1560£1100
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Wetherby per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Wetherby, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Wetherby's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Leeds (Wetherby)£662.90
2York UA£646.80
3Wakefield£613.70
4Kirklees£612.00
Wages
PASSED



So, is Wetherby a nice place to live?

Wetherby has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Wetherby are more expensive than other parts of West Yorkshire.

Is Wetherby a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.